Covid-19: Self test-kits to be sold lower than ceiling price in Melaka soon, says exco member


MELAKA: An affordable rapid antigen test kit (RTK) is set to be sold in the state – below the ceiling price – in a few weeks time, says Melaka health and anti-drug committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh.

He said the Melaka Biotechnology Corporation had managed to obtain approval to sell the Covid-19 self-test kit from the Medical Device Authority (MDA).

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